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SUBMITTER: Fezai M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5171788 | biostudies-other | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Fezai Myriam M Slaymi Chaker C Ben-Attia Mossadok M Lang Florian F Jemaà Mohamed M
Scientific reports 20161220
Accidents caused by the sting of Trachinus vipera (known as Lesser weever fish) are relatively common in shallow waters of the Mediterranean. Symptoms after the sting vary from severe pain to edema or even tissue necrosis in some cases. Here we show that purified Lesser weever fish venom induces eryptosis, the suicidal erythrocyte death, and apoptosis of human colon carcinoma cells. The venom leads to erythrocyte shrinkage, phosphatidylserine translocation and increased intracellular Ca<sup>2+</ ...[more]